Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-12-14
ADICKES.
ANOTHER XMAS IS APPROACHING

4 ND we wish to give public notice that we
n are making many preparations for the Vo-
taries of Santa Claus. Many dealers profess to
be the lawful agents of generous old Girls Grim
gle, but to shed light on our credentials, we re-
produce the following autograph letter from
old Santa. Though writing many epistles, the
old gentleman's letter to us is very long and
prolix, and we quote a part only:
MYSTIC CITY,
HEADQUARTERS SANTA CLAUS,
1000 TO $4,000 HAPPY STREET,
December IL, A. D., 1887.
Mr.. WITHERs ADICKEs, Yorkville, SC.
Dear Sir: Your former and jealous services
to my patrons induce this letter to you. Know
all men, women and children by these presents,
that 1 appoint you my chief agent for your
community, and the goods you keep are here
by declared worthy of my mystic seal. Your
lines of merchandise are especially adapted to
my agents. In the first place, pure food for the
inner man is necessary to health and all good
cheer. Be careful and keep up your former stan
dard for unadulterated eatables, for the devil is
apt to lurk in adyspeptic stomach, and impure
food is very dangerous. 1000 You can recommend
that Hecker's Superlative Flour in e, II and 70
pound Sacks for Xmas Cake, etc. Your
Buckwheat Flour is the best on this terrestrial
ball, and you must stick to that pure New Or
leans Molasses, on which you make less profit
than others, but will get more patrons. Push
your Dat Flakes and Maple Syrup, for they
DOCQ come TlEQG OUT Ol N1OGu0I ILdI III aii LIZ
less mortal food is manipulated by man the
purer and better it is. I hereby charge you to
continue to handle only pure Sugars, and the
very best brands Of Canned Goods and FANCY
Groceries will tell their own tale In the end.
Fruits are Natures health Preservers, and l
will send you a large invoice this week'"'The
beautiful line of Holiday China and Glassware,
which I shipped you last week has doubtless
arrived. They are twisted in beautiful and
novel shapes, and will be very creditable dis
play for a market Of your description. The
Chinaware is very cheap and you must mark
your profits accordingly. There is no reason
why almost everybody in your community
can't have a nice Cup and Saucer to sipyour ar
omatic Coffee from, or a pretty Vase IN Whlcn
to place Natures gems-the flowers. Those
lovely Glass Dishes I sent will almost make
common food taste like ambrosia.
The fine assortment of Toys | forwarded
combine utility and ornament. Besides, they
are very low priced and adapted to your peo-
ple-for the Southern States of America are
comparatively poor."""I cannot begin to sim
gle out any articles from the host L sent YOU
but you will find them on your invoices, from
which you will be able to mark the selling
prices very low. think I can safely say that
you have the best stock of Fancy China, Glass,
Hardware, Toys, &C., ever shown in YorkVllle,
S.. c., and at the lowest prices. Mark them as
I direct and you can safely guarantee quality
and price. The Fireworks I have ordered tor
you are much superior to those usually shipped
to your section. For instance, the Fire crack
ers I send you have 70 instead of64 in each pack,
and of the 81, 6O0-S09 p~acks-sent, 1 think $500
will pop. I leave off the usual very large Can
non Crackers, because they break glass and
brighten the nervous ladies generally to no good
purpose. Those beautiful Paper Balloons sent
are nice. Send them all into the air and some
may light back in my realms. l recommend
the Torpedoes sent."""Now, Sir, in conclusion,
I charge you to attend properly to my patrons
and I'll have no reason to take my business
from your hands, for you have rendered me
good service in the past.
Yours truly, SANTA CLAUS
P. S.-If you run out ofany articles, send me
cablegrams. I have ordered 5000 Oranges for
you, right from the groves.
ADDENDA.-Now, friends, of course the
above letter is a fiction from our own brain,
but the facts set forth in our usual chrome
haste in writing advertisements, are founded
on solid facts.
We actually claim the best assortment of
Holiday Goods in this market, and think we
know how to get reliable goods at lowest prices.
Please call and examine for yourselves.
We bought last week about three (3OO) hum
dred dozen good Eggs, and here let us moraiize:
A North Carolina man brought to 4orkVllle a
wagon load of eggs and took back home nearly
a hundred dollars. Why don't our farmers
and hens supply the demand? Somebody else
answer. We will buy all the Eggs, Butter,
Beeswax, Corn, Peas, and most anything
brought to us.
Our stock of Merchandise has probably new
err been as complete as right now. Flour very
cheap, from $2.25 up. Try our patent at g. rs,
and tirst-rate at $3.50. Another lot of that
pure Lard, best Hams and Dried Beef.
Tobacco of every sort at bottom prices.
| Something nice in ten-pound boxes. Fine-cut
WITHERS ADICKES.